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Health Law Prof Blog
Co-opting Coronavirus, Assailing Asylum
Ashley Binetti Armstrong (NYU), Co-opting Coronavirus, Assailing Asylum, 35 Georg. Imm. L. Rev. 2 (2021, Forthcoming):The Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued an Order on March 26, 2020, under Title…
ImmigrationProf Blog
President’s Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021
Here is President’s Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021. It states, in part, that"The United States anticipates receiving more than 300,000 new refugees and…
Steve Cornforth Blog
The passing of a once ‘long and proud history.?
Earlier this week a Home Office source said – "The UK has a long and proud history of offering refuge to those who need protection. Tens of thousands of people…
The Asylumist
The War Over Work Permits
By Jason Dzubow
These days, it takes approximately forever to complete an asylum case. Because of the long wait, the law allows asylum seekers to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”), which…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Movies: The Undocumented Lawyer
A new HBO documentary follows Lizbeth Mateo, an undocumented attorney, in her fight for justice representing a client taking sanctuary in a church. For a limited time, you may purchase tickets…
ImmigrationProf Blog
CAIR-New York, New Haven Legal Assistance Immigrant Rights Clinic File Lawsuit for Muslim Uzbek Husband and Father Assaulted by ICE Agents
Press releaseThe New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) and the New Haven Legal Assistance Immigrant Rights Clinic today announced the filing a lawsuit in the Eastern…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Un(avail)able Protection: The Shifting Legal Landscape in the Eighth Circuit and Beyond for Asylum-Seekers Fleeing Nonstate Persecution by Charles Ellison and Anjum Gupta
Un(avail)able Protection: The Shifting Legal Landscape in the Eighth Circuit and Beyond for Asylum-Seekers Fleeing Nonstate Persecution by Charles Ellison and Anjum Gupta, 25 Bender’s Immigration Bulletin 1061, 2020AbstractWhile asylum…
The Asylumist
The Republican Party “Platform” on Asylum
By Jason Dzubow
As you’ve probably heard, the Republican Party has not adopted a new platform for 2020. Instead, they resolved that the “Republican Party has and will continue to enthusiastically support the…
The Asylumist
The Democratic Party Platform on Asylum
By Jason Dzubow
The Democratic Party has released its 2020 Party Platform, which represents the Democrats’ aspirations for the next four years. Separately, the Biden/Harris campaign has released its immigration plan. Both plans…
Steve Cornforth Blog
Concerning a Home Office Tweet, spilt coffee and the Rule of Law
It is rare these days that anything causes me to choke on my morning coffee! After the year that we have had there is not much left to shock. But…